Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture

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1. Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture

   The Devil in the Latrine

   By Martha Bayless

   Series: Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture

   This important new contribution to the history of the body analyzes the role of filth as the material counterpart of sin in medieval thought. Using a wide range of texts, including theology, historical documents, and literature from Augustine to Chaucer, the book shows how filth was regarded as...

   Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
2. Biblical Paradigms in Medieval English Literature

   From Cædmon to Malory

   By Lawrence Besserman

   Series: Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture

   This book examines the intricate and unusual relationship between the sacred and secular spheres of English medieval culture, positing that the assimilation of sacred and secular motifs could be in either direction, or even in both directions. That is, medieval English writers could appropriate...

   Published October 16th 2011 by Routledge